90kacoupe's pignose build thread

[90KAcoupe]

I dont get on here much but it seems like lately i have been browseing the forums and like usual i get a lot of shit for being 16. lol i think its funny that yall automatically call everybody a bandwagoner... but i figured i would post some pics of my car and the work i have done to it myself.

The car isnt done yet but it should be running in a couple of weeks. For those that are members on other forums. I'm "drift4life" on the 240sxforums.

first off:

1990 pignose coupe
white, 5spd, se, 194K miles
lady owned, im 2nd owner, garage kept
parked inside at work.
Clean interior and perfect weather stripping at stuff
i paid $2,500 only cause of the clean body and interior

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/my%20pignose/Picture003.jpg

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well i do pic whore the shit out of my car. but hopefully that gets u up to date with the rest of the forums.

Mods:

Stich welded strut towers
Homemade Power Brace
Homemade Rucas
Homemade Toe Arms
Boxed in everyother suspension arm
Bead Blasted and Painted everything!!

KA24DE swap:

Bored .020" over
Block Decked to minimum
Head shaved to minimum
Crank was fine so it was alright with a polish.
248/248 cam swap
Port and Polish done by myself
Egr removal
Header
Oem Exedy Clutch
Cometic Head Gasket
Oil Filter Relocation

Cleaning work:

Everything in the engine bay and under the car has been stripped down rebuilt and painted. (including every bolt)

There has been more work done to the car than the pictures show. My bro took his camera with him when he left, so i have no camera.


I hope yall like it. I'm sure somebody on here is going to find something to complain about, but owell i like the car. its mine, its not urs, i dont really care what you think about it.

and just so everybody knows.. this is going to be a TRACK SLUT!!! yea i know i've done all this work just to beat the shit out of it. but owell thats what they are for.

[Phoenix_95]

clean piggy although I have already seen this on tennspeed lol :wiggle:

I thought it was already running?

[90KAcoupe]

nope not yet but will be soon,

[civilized_drifter]

not another build thread, still looking good jeremy

[CoasTek240]

where/d you buy all the sperical bearings?
and all your bushings. im in the process of rebuilding, beadblasting, painting now.

[ixfxi]

Everyone knows that I'm a picky bastard.

But this car, I must say, that I like. I could change some things, but its definately on the right track.

Ditch the pignose and well, too late now but...

forced induction for sure. The current setup will end up being a fun NA tune. Cant wait to see what you do with wheels/tires/brakes and all the rest.

[Gjohnson7]

looks awesome. Man you spent a lot of time in that engine bay.

[90KAcoupe]

where/d you buy all the sperical bearings?
and all your bushings. im in the process of rebuilding, beadblasting, painting now.


I ordered mine from summit. but a lot of places sell them.

Thanks for the all the comments.

civilized: lol.. ur probably gonna get tired of seeing my build threads

[240trainee]

I like what your doing, not necessarily my style, but good quality work

props.

[dirtdiggler666]

super clean dude not sure about the gold but hey its your car, but man you can eat off that thing

[sbanzer123]

is it me or does the guys arms in the 5th pic look way to hairy to be a 16 year old?

[nanner47]

sick, thats the way it should be done

[ms!3]

looking good man. i wish i had the time/place to do this type of shit. hopfully one day. keep up the good work.

is it me or does the guys arms in the 5th pic look way to hairy to be a 16 year old?

hahaha, watch this turn into that 350z thread. the one where that dude is talking about fake aero and shit. haha i cant remeber where to find it.

[JRas]

is it me or does the guys arms in the 5th pic look way to hairy to be a 16 year old?

agreed, must be his dad/brother/friend one of those.

[90KAcoupe]

^^ yea its my dad..... but the gold looks a whole lot better in person. its more of a bronzish color in person. but i like it. well im gonna get off the site and go put my short black together..

[ThatGuy]

... well im gonna get off the site and go put my short black together..

Where does this fit into your build?
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/3236/garycolemanrs2.jpg

[xblack240x]

Nice little build you got going on... Lucky you to have all that equipment at your disposal.. Keep us updated, I like that nice little n/a build you got going on.. I've been planning to do something a little similar for a fun DD... Good luck :bigok:

[ZX88]

I LOVE GOOOOOOOLLLLLDDDDDD!

i like the color choices.

[blu808]

Nice work. Very original on the control arms. I just home those joints are rated for that load level.

[90KAcoupe]

^^ yea they are. i dont know the weight rating off hand but that was onething i took into consideration when i picked the size i needed. these are mainly used for custom drag suspensions and rock crawlers. so i think they can handle a little 240.

.... lol i guess i should try proof reading before i hit enter.. lol owell i mean "short blOck"

[EJ253]

looks good.

it would look sick if it was gold chrome tho.
yeah, let that sink in for a minute or two

[racepar1]

Nice stitch welding! It's a bitch huh? I stitch welded my entire front end and I fuckin hated every minute of the prep work, the welding itself was not that bad though. Serious props for the custom work man most of the experienced 240 enthusiasts piss their pants at the thought of all that welding. You should re-route the chasis harness over the strut tower instead of leaving it in the fenderwell though. It's not that hard you just have to be careful not to break the clips that hold it down. Also you have to completely dissassemble both fuseboxes so be sure to mark the position of everything if u do it.

[90KAcoupe]

well im pretty frustrated right now.....

i got the short block almost completely assybled untill i started to torque down the last rod cap.

after i torqued it down i noticed a really big difference in the ability to spin the crank.

So i untorqued them and it would spin easier..

So i pulled the rod caps off and measured the bearing to see wat was going on...

and the rod bearing are to big by .03mm causing there not to be a clearance between the rod and crank...

so now i have to go down to orileys auto parts (luckly the warehouse isnt far) and go through all the bearing they have and find the ones that match the spec of the FSM.

To sum it up for the tired / mentally retarted. Federal Mougle (sp?) didnt watch there geometric tolerances close enough and they are produceing bearing that are bigger then the FSM specification and cause the clearances to not be there. (which will eventually = slung rod)

[J-Style]

Damn dude, way to go! I can't wait to see more of this!

[Flipzide]

dang that could have possibilities of being show room floor quality.

anyway, i wish i had the knowledge and accessibility to all the things you have when i was 16. good luck with the build! :-D

[90KAcoupe]

thanks for the reply's..... i just think its funny that everybody that see's my car in person is trying to get me to only DD this and not take it to the track....lol wats the fun in that?¿

[TonKpilS14]

aww man clean car 2 start out with.

very nice

[Dutchmalmiss]

lookin' good so far. don't ditch the pignose bumper...or you don't have style!

[90KAcoupe]

^^ yea the pignose will stay. I'm feeling an old school build.. silvia side skirts and flares (painted metallic dark hunter green (old aston martin color) . with some nice gold mesh wheels...

but i got the bearing problem takin care of... the short block is together... now i need to get a 91 exhuast cam. and some valve stem seals and i can assymble the head.

[axiomatik]

man, that's hella clean. keep up the good work.

[SimpleSexy180]

gosh, makes me want to clean the shit out of my car. nice job.

[90KAcoupe]

ok i've got a little update.... after looking at the head a little more i noticed the valves aren't seating right. we are guessing the machine shop put the valve guides in before they did the 3 angle valve job (which would throw the valve seats off a little) i called them, they said to bring it down and they will fix it for free. it just aggravates me that it will hold me back a touch more.

I have a friend with a s14 that we have done basically the same thing as we did to my car to his and he just totaled it :( . and i might be working something out with him about trading the lower ends off the 2 ka's. his is a 10.5:1 compression engine. so I'm gonna try to get the lower end out of it for mine. but I'm not sure yet.

[J-Style]

That sucks that you have to wait on someone else, but it least it will get done! Good-luck on getting part's from your friend!

[exitspeed]

Sometimes jealousy is a hard emotion to overcome.

That's awesome so, I hate you.

But not really. Keep the pignose.

[IIIXziuR]

Man 16 years old and so sharp, thats sweet.
Is your old man helping you with this set-up?
everything looks cool so far

[los_inc]

that shit looks godly
cheers!
-los

[nanner47]

just out of curiousity, how did you acquire the funds for such a project at age 16?, worked at mcdonalds and got rich?

[90KAcoupe]

yea my dad is helping me with the project. but i pay for everything. It actually not that expensive when u do the stuff urself.

[90KAcoupe]

ok i'm finally gonna be able to up date this with pics.
bare with me im a picture whore!!!

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/SSPX0018.jpg

the truck (big country) and the coupe

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trunk of parts 1

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trunk of parts 2

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now this is a picture of my cruise control re mount.

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it was located in the steering wheel.

[tbowzer]

^^very original. I want to do that with my CC. Keep up the nice work! looking good

[Farzam]

Pretty awesome.

You're a lot cooler than me.

[reccakun08]

Awesome stuff. I wish i started my project at 16. No college tuition/book bills, rent, food, etc...

[90KAcoupe]

the cylinder head is at the machine shop... they are gonna fix it for free. i was gonna be pissed if they didnt. but my cometic head gasket should come in this weekend. not as early as i would have liked cause i wanted to get the engine in the car this weekend. I'm wanting to get it running and broke in my Nov 17th for a gymkhana event. but thats not looking to good right now. But i will make SURE it is done before the Nov 24th drift event!!!!!!:2f2f:

[Ronald_Mcdonald]

I can't wait until I can start on my coupe.

But I don't want to even take it off the road until I have all the parts I want, that way I can take my time, and also not have to worry about waiting for certain parts to come in and stuff.


Your car is looking crazy clean, and looks like you also started out with a really clean chassis. Can't wait to see how this thing turns out!

[luisgonz]

Great Build, Let me know when your done so I eat off the engine bay.LOL
+1 rep for you

[Irukandji]

I really like the progress so far. Yayyy

[B Love]

Wow really clean work

[90KAcoupe]

well i got the head back and assymbled the valves and springs, and we put the cams in and all my lifter cup shims are way out (due to 3angle valve job) .... so i'm probably gonna have to order a bunch of those. they are $10 a peice and if i end up having to order all 16 thats $160... which effin sucks!!!! its always something......

[90KAcoupe]

ok well i had an extra head and i pulled the valves out and got them ground. so i didnt have to buy new shims... the machine shop i used is really cool, so they did it for free. and i ended up a free valve grinding machine, so i could grind the tips off like i needed.

I got all of that finished today. and i assymbled my head, everything is in spec now, the head is finally bolted on the block. and im going to order a 4-2-1 header really soon (like next couple days.)

so do u want pics??? well sorry ur going to have to wait till tomorrow... im to tired to post them up... im sure none of yall really care that much... but i'll post them up after church.

[mr_240sx]

wow that build is crazy CLEAN!!!!!

[B Love]

Wow this is coming out really clean

[CoasTek240]

your engine bay is looking particularly mean. nice work.

[ayuaddict]

beautiful

amazing

stupendous

both you and the car sir.

i just called a 16 year old kid beautiful, is that illegal?

[CylonFrakker]

hurry up and post more pics 90kacoupe.

[90KAcoupe]

valve ginder

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engine and head.

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[bardabe]

nice build keep up the good work, I plan to do something similar pretty soon. but with forged internals ready for KA-T =) extremly clean car though

[ms!3]

i cant get over how clean your work area is. nice man.

[90KAcoupe]

well the head has to come back off!!! and im FREAKIN PISSED!!!!!! im trying to get my car ready for a drift event coming up....

but the company i ordered my cometic head gasket from sent me the wrong one... i ordered a .045" head gasket. and they sent me a .051" head gasket.. which will lower compression. so im trying to get a hold of the company.. and get this crap straitened out...

[cronux]

dude, everything looks clean as hell, and this thread is kind of my inspiration to do something similiar on my new coupe. but that head gasket bullshits gotta blow. damn, it seems like a whole bunch of companies are against your clean ass coupe build.

[qwikspool]

clean as a whistle. nice build. cant wait to see it when its all finish.

[90KAcoupe]

dude, everything looks clean as hell, and this thread is kind of my inspiration to do something similiar on my new coupe. but that head gasket bullshits gotta blow. damn, it seems like a whole bunch of companies are against your clean ass coupe build.

yea its definitly something that is worth the time... it makes u feel good when u look at your car and see everything nice and clean

but yea its seems like everything that could go wrong has gone wrong. but owell.... this little piggy is gonna keep on movin. :2f2f:

[bardabe]

well the head has to come back off!!! and im FREAKIN PISSED!!!!!! im trying to get my car ready for a drift event coming up....

but the company i ordered my cometic head gasket from sent me the wrong one... i ordered a .045" head gasket. and they sent me a .051" head gasket.. which will lower compression. so im trying to get a hold of the company.. and get this crap straitened out...

I honestly would't worry about that it won't lower the compression that much where you will notice it. but to each their own. if perfection is what you seek then go for it.

P.S. if u plan to turbo it keep that HG , however if ure gonna be an N/A monster then get some single slammer pistons, and notch them to clear valves then go for the high compression

[eulalia]

love how you did the brake lines, and cruise control button!!

[statik]

really good stuff, but for the love of god use a better camera, some of your pictures hurt my brain

[90KAcoupe]

^^ lol i'm using my camera phone.... i know it sucks... but i dont have a good camera and one of my friends has one with pictures of my car on it.. he just never remembers to upload the pictures.


but i am getting a new head gasket... i went ahead and got it cause i've done a bunch of porting and polishing on the intake and head to achieve the most hp as possible... so lowering compression with a head gasket would just make me feel like i did all that for nothing. and it will just make me feel better.

but there were a couple of my friends that were super redneck trying to tell me that my car is gonna be slow cause its a 4cyl and how they can beat me in there v6 f-150's (stock). its kinda funny. i'll just take them for a ride in it down a good back road.. or give them a ride at autox and they will probably change there mind... lol (i don't think my car is gonna be a super fast car, but i think i will have plenty of power to have fun)

[B Love]

Keep up the good work. that slight difference in the headgasket should be fine

[unicoladron]

very clean clean clean, what type/color paint did you use on your block, it looks real nice.

[90KAcoupe]

well here are some picks my friend took with his camera... they are pretty freakin old but they are better quality then the ones i have up... and it shows some of my intake mani port and polish work. (the ports arent quite finished in the picture but u can get an idea of the work done)

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/baby002.jpg

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^^ this picture is setting up our tool to do line boreing on the cam cap journals.. they were warped causing the cam to not turn freely...
this seems to be pretty common on ka's, out of the 3 ka heads i have helped build... all three of them were warped causing the cams to not spin freely. so this is something i would recommend checking. this could cause a broken cam, and HP loss.

[IGSDann]

You're the only 16 year old who hasn't gay'd up his 240. Awesome work man!

[240trooper]

dam i loveing everything so far. Are you planing on going KA-T? or n/a?

[nwmrkt]

looks nice man!
So you stitched every seam in the engine bay? Anywhere else? fenders, rad support? Do you plan to stitch anywhere else? Did you "re-seam" the seals with sealer after?

[90KAcoupe]

well for right now im going with a basic n/a build.. stock compression nothing real fancy.. but i do plan on pulling this engine back out later down the road and building a turbo motor. i would like to get the money to get good rods/pistons/ brian crower's 2.4l fullycounter weighted crank( not advertised on the site but he does make one) before i go turbo... i've always throught do it right the first time so u dont have to tear back into it to do something else.

[czarli]

beautiful work

[90KAcoupe]

update.....not much waiting on headgasket. header is ordered (4-2-1 style)

[Howard92884]

Nice stuff man, hope to get into more detailed cleaning, restoration of my car sometime too. Keep up the good work.

[wannabe_drifter]

90kacoupe : you talked about a brian crower fully counterweighted crank, how much do they sell it ???

[90KAcoupe]

^^ 1800 if u just ordered one. but if u can get a group buy u can get them for 1300. in my opinion it would be worth it. just email him and he'll tell u about it.

[s13pignose]

I wish I was knew how to do all of this when I was 16. One thing though I'm confused with and if you don't mind answering...is it a machine shop or paint shop you work at. I see you painted the car but you are also assembling everything in what looks to be the same place. Good choice in color too btw. Oh yeah what did you do to get the inside of the manifold so smooth.

Sorry if you already answered, but is your friend gonna swap bottom ends with you?

[90KAcoupe]

^^ well actually i haven't painted my car. its the original paint. the paint was a little faded when i bought the car and a buffer and a little elbow grease and she cleaned up really nice. i had a friend of mine believing a re painted it. but im doing all the work out of my basement... i have a pretty nice setup for working on cars. and the side that my car is sitting in can be made into a paint booth just by rolling down some plastic that i have rolled up.

i ended up not swaping the lower end with my friend. i cant really afford the other things i need to see full benefit of the high compression pistons. and i plan on going turbo later so h/c+turbo=fail...lol

[babowc]

you deserve a fucking cookie.
this is the cleanest thread/build i've seen to date.
YOU ftw. Cant wait to see the end product!!!

[s13pignose]

^^ well actually i haven't painted my car. its the original paint. the paint was a little faded when i bought the car and a buffer and a little elbow grease and she cleaned up really nice. i had a friend of mine believing a re painted it. but im doing all the work out of my basement... i have a pretty nice setup for working on cars. and the side that my car is sitting in can be made into a paint booth just by rolling down some plastic that i have rolled up.

i ended up not swaping the lower end with my friend. i cant really afford the other things i need to see full benefit of the high compression pistons. and i plan on going turbo later so h/c+turbo=fail...lol



buffer ftw then lol. Yeah does seem like a nice set up for working in.

[hijack3d]

+1 for a KLEEEN N/A build thread :)

[90KAcoupe]

still no head gasket,,,, geez its been 2 weeks since i talked to him... i left 4 or 5 messages and no calls back... im about to go ape shit on somebody!!! i missed the drift event i wanted to get my car ready for. so im pissed about that... but wat ever thats part companys for u....

[drftwerks]

h/c+turbo=fail...lol


no hc + turbo + shit tune = fail

hc + turbo + standalone = faster spool, and panties droppin

[s13pignose]

still no head gasket,,,, geez its been 2 weeks since i talked to him... i left 4 or 5 messages and no calls back... im about to go ape shit on somebody!!! i missed the drift event i wanted to get my car ready for. so im pissed about that... but wat ever thats part companys for u....

I hear ya...communication is everything. I believe it and honesty are the keys to a successful business, even without having one myself. Thats not to fault the person you bought the gasket from, but hopefully things get resolved soon for ya.

[ms!3]

i can tell you have mad attention for detail but it was a head gasket, with a .006 diff. i would of just kept it.

[90KAcoupe]

well im waiting on a head gasket still. but i talked to the shop and he said cometic is having to make the headgasket since they don't normally stock it. and i'll get it next week. but i have been doing some work on the engine trying to get all the bolts figured out and cleaned and painted. and getting all the vaccum stuff for the intake figured out.

but here are some pics i took with a decent camera. the lighting probably could have been a little but owell they are better then the camera phone.

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020141.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020145.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020147.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020148.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020149.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020150.jpg
^^custom egr block off

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020151.jpg
^^clean throttle body

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020152.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020153.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020154.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020155.jpg

but i got rid off egr/carbon canister setup. which got rid of all the lines except the idle air, and throttle body heater lines. (which i am keeping)

[90KAcoupe]

oh and i have decided when i get the car done... im probably gonna post it up f/s or f/t for a CLEAN!! e30 325i preferably a 90-92 cause of the different front bumper and stuff. dont get me wrong i love my 240 but deep down inside i've always been a BMW fan. and after spending some time on bimmerforums.com i think im gonna go turbo e30.

here are some inspiration cars,
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/1203743

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2509623 < beautiful car... would be perfect if it was turbo

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2349684/6 < super nice turbo setup.

[JDS Performance]

awsome man - but how do you tighten those bolts/nuts without ruining the paint?

if you need a FSM you can download it free off my site

keep up the great work!

nice idea on the rear links too! a ton cheaper than aftermarket!

[IIIXziuR]

Everything looks really clean man
Car should look mint factory-plus style when its done!
Its good to see someone really building their car up clean and simple
Keep it up

[ROUGE180]

Damn that ish is minty.. I got chills just looking at it.. WOW.. I need a garage. I would love to talke my car completely apart and clean it up in the manner you did. Shoot.. I may bring my car to you and pay you to make it minty HAHA.. Keep it up.. cant wait for more pics.

[wannabe_drifter]

Sooooooooo CLEAN !!!!
As good as new !! if not better !!

[berz]

lookin good keep it up

[90KAcoupe]

well just for a small update.. we i finally got everything figured out with the headgasket. they ended up sending my money back after 7weeks.. well i havent got it yet.. but i better... so i order the gasket strait from cometic like i should have to begin with.. and i ordered a bunch of more parts to get my car rollin...

1. oil filter relocation
2. blaster coil
3. hooker header muffler offset single 2.5" input/ dual 2.5" output (should sound mellow and not loud.. and im building the rest with some stainless piping.
4. good set of spark plug wires.
5. radiator hoses

i also traded a extra slave cylinder i rebuilt. and some flywheel bolts for 4 s14 se wheels. and 4 z31 wheels.

and well i made a ballin ass comp chair.
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/SSPX0047.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/SSPX0046.jpg

[Subzeroqc]

The gold is a little much for my taste, but damn thats hella clean!!! GJ man, keep us posted.

[90KAcoupe]

the car is finally starting to come together.. i have alot of parts coming in soon.. but i still have alot of work to do..

i love how i went back and read my build thread from the begining on 240sxforums.. and i noticed at first i thought this would take me 3 weeks.. then till june.... then till aug.....so im done estimating when my car will be driveable..

right now i need some type of struts/springs for my car.. so if u have any let me know.. i need something dirt cheap... or if u have any s13 rear upper strut mounts.. i can put a set of blown stock struts and springs on it..

i bled the brakes tonight so i have brakes... lol they do alot of good when u dont have struts or an engine.

SOMEBODY PLEASE SELL ME SOME CHEAP ASS STRUTS FOR A REALLY CHEAP PRICE!!!!!!!

[thedecapitator]

Where does this fit into your build?
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/3236/garycolemanrs2.jpg

LMFAO!! :rofl: :rofl:

[90KAcoupe]

well for an update with no pictures..... sorry im to tired...

but well the engine is together and ready to go in the car but i have one problem...

THE FUCKING COMETIC GASKET LEAKS OIL!!!!!!!!!!

so the head has to come off..:wtc: :wtc: :wtc: :wtc: :wtc: :wtc: :wtc: :wtc: :wtc: :wtc: :wtc: :wtc: :wtc: :wtc: :wtc:

oh and just for the record the cometic leaking problem commonly found is an error in the design of the gaskets. for the explination click the link below

http://www.ka-t.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=30606
thats me on ka-t

so dont buy cometic untill this gets fixed!!! hopefully the first customer service guy is cool enough to listen cause i will call back untill somebody listens

[HalveBlue]

Yeah, Cometic gaskets are shit.

Just ask Steve Shadows.

[morbid]

damn man if you were gonna redo everythign like that you might as well gotten a cheap one in not such great condition.

[90KAcoupe]

yea but then i guess thats just more work to do... cause my interior is perfect and all the weather stripping is good so i dont have to screw with that stuff.. and the body is strait and rust free.

[slow40]

that sucks jeremey, cometic does shaft some people.
i've heard they seal better with copper spray and a surface Ra of
AT LEAST 60 or below (prolifometer) , but yours
seems to be a different problem altogether

haven't s13 ka's been using cometics without problems though?
gl man

[90KAcoupe]

so do and some do and some don't.. i have searched ka-t about the problem and there are like 15 threads about peoples cometic gaskets leaking..

[dops13]

Nice build... never get a cometic gasket!

[alindeman1989]

keep up the good work

[OBEEWON]

Is the leaky gasket only with KA's, or is the SR design flawed too?

[90KAcoupe]

idk... i haven't looked at the cometic sr gasket.

[jbuckley]

wow cool stuff man! glad to see someone who isnt doin gay stuff to their car . propppss

[nismo tuned s14]

whats up. i havent seen you at joes in a while.

my cometic head gasket leaked for like a day. i was told it was because there is cork in between the metal. if it sits for too long in a warehouse or something the cork wont seal until liquid hits it and it expands again.

lol whether thats true or not i dont know. either way i freaked out and then it never leaked again.

-justin

[PoorMans180SX]

Nice build man. You're doing what I've wanted to do for a while now.

Why did you remove EGR though? Just to make it look cleaner?

[90KAcoupe]

whats up. i havent seen you at joes in a while.

my cometic head gasket leaked for like a day. i was told it was because there is cork in between the metal. if it sits for too long in a warehouse or something the cork wont seal until liquid hits it and it expands again.

lol whether thats true or not i dont know. either way i freaked out and then it never leaked again.

-justin

idk.. its cool urs isnt leakin but i went and bought a felpro headgasket.. and im calling it done.. i just hope i can get my money back from cometic.

but whens the last time u talked to joe?? bobby told me he wasnt doin to good.... if u kno wat i mean..

Nice build man. You're doing what I've wanted to do for a while now.

Why did you remove EGR though? Just to make it look cleaner?

yea basiclly. i dont need it for emissions around here.. and i got rid of the carbon canister and everything.. so it just cleans up the engine quite a bit.

[JDS Performance]

Cleans engine bay and keeps the engine itself cleaner - not as much carbon build up everywhere. :bigok: I even noticed the throttle to be more responsive - of course I did alot of others things which could have contributed to that so...

[nismo tuned s14]

yeah felpro shouldnt let ya down. but i know how ya feel when you get everything together and your f'n head gasket leaks. i almost went on a rampage.

[sofo259]

damn son !!! this build up gave me a shit ton of encouragement to get my coupe rollin !!!

awesome build, why didn't you just run an OEM head gasket to begin with ?? from what i have read on this thread your not going to be making enough power to need the cometic..

[drftwerks]

so stock links and arms??

[90KAcoupe]

so stock links and arms??
yea but i have made them adjustable by adding rod ends in them.

damn son !!! this build up gave me a shit ton of encouragement to get my coupe rollin !!!

awesome build, why didn't you just run an OEM head gasket to begin with ?? from what i have read on this thread your not going to be making enough power to need the cometic..

i just wanted it to be safe when i was out at the track and peggin the rev limiter and stuff.. but the head is back on with the felpro gasket.. so im back where i was last night.

[90KAcoupe]

the engine almost went in tonight but the flywheel bolts had stretched threads so if u have any flywheel bolts lmk asap....

[90KAcoupe]

who just neg repped me thinking i neg repped them.. i didnt do it..

[90KAcoupe]

I guess its time to post an update..
the engine is in the car and i didnt get any work done on it today cause we had some family come over and we had a hardcore ping pong tournament. but here are some pics of the engine in the car.
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020238.jpg
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020232.jpg
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020229.jpg
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020235.jpg
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020233.jpg
and i bought a set of agx's with intrax springs off here today. so i will have something decent on my car untill i build my koni setup that im wanting to build
koni setup will be:
koni 8610 race inserts
custom strut housings
GC coilover sleeves
some type of camber plates.

[ms!3]

pretty fresh, i'm assuming everything was powered coated?

[90KAcoupe]

actually no. none of it was.. its all been beedblaster and painted.. its all been painted with either wheel paint (which is really strong) or laquer paint.. so it all sticks really wheel and doesn't chip off. i tried using something on a couple of the bolts and it chipped off but i only used it on a couple of bolts. the rest of the bolts the paint stuck fine.. and didnt chip when u tightened them up

[ms!3]

haha nice. i used silver engine enamel and the clear enamel then baked it in the oven. came out really strong, very similar to powder coat.

[90KAcoupe]

yea i forgot to add thats wat i used on my bolts were silver paint baked on there.

[DreamN]

This is exactly what I have planned for my coupe. Only difference is I have a Silvia front and my car's black. I'll be going with a black/gold theme. Hopefully you won't mind me taking some ideas from you that I would have never thought about.

Could you PM me the types of paints you used please? It'd make things easier for when I start doing all the detailing on my car. Plus I like to hoard stuff before I do it :D

[RHS13KNetics]

16 years old O_O where the hell u get ur money

[s13Dr1ft]

Gotta be honest, im jealous. I dont think ive seen a s13 that clean in my life.
Keep up the good work.

+rep

[90KAcoupe]

16 years old O_O where the hell u get ur money

i've been saving money for a while.. and really i havent spent that much money.. when u do everything urself.. and know people.. u cant get by really cheap.

[ms!3]

Could you PM me the types of paints you used please?

go to advanced autoparts, autozone, kragens, pep boys, ect and get the duplicolor high temp engine enamel. then bake it in the oven at like 250. shits on there.

[sfljdmej2]

wow that is one of the most cleanest ka`s ive seen in my life. keep up the good work dude you got a gift alot of people dont have,keep it up

[RHS13KNetics]

thats really true man typically labor cost just as much as parts do, unless you Diy

[civilized_drifter]

that shits looking good, i cant wait to see it at the nashville meets, or import alliance meet this summer

[SR20d2fourT]

Nice build man. I wish my old S13 was a 1/4 of how clean yours is!

[90KAcoupe]

you'll see me on the track at import alliance..

civilized: get on southeastdrift.com and keep up with events.. i should be going to events starting in feb.

[90KAcoupe]

does anybody wanna buy these wheels... no tires

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/teardrops003.jpg

^^idk wats up with that pic.. it wont show up for some reason...

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/my%20pignose/morepictures005.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/my%20pignose/DSCF0035.jpg

[slow40sx]

i wish i had a daily so i could hurry up and tear my car apart clean everything up stitch weld everything put my cage in and get all my motor work done :naughty: but i don't have a daily :-/ the jealousy is consuming me :aw:

[s13pignose]

Just checked back in, under the hood is looking showrom quality!

[SeattleSilvia]

very clean, im lovin it!

[DreamN]

Just curious, if and when you do sell it, how much are you looking to get for this car?

[sweet89s13]

good god thats clean! i dont even want to post my build now. :(

[90KAcoupe]

Just curious, if and when you do sell it, how much are you looking to get for this car?



$283bajillion .. i honestly dont know. i dont plan on selling it. I've done so much work to it, it would be hard to get the actual value out of it. I would probably trade it if the right trade was offered.. something like a really clean E36 325I or a nice ae86 coupe.. and possibly a RX3 or 240z.

[DreamN]

Yeah, I know what you mean. I'm hoping I'll be able to detail my coupe this summer.

[inertiaticism]

Very nice looking, your car reminds me of an S13 version of my project, only you didn't start with a shitbox.

One thing though, You should try rerouting the brake lines around the bottom of the engine bay, like right over the tranny tunnel.
It makes the bay look 100x cleaner imho and is free.

You pretty lucky to have a dad who gives you a hand with stuff like this, you're building a cleaner car than I've seen some shops build as demo cars even if your parts aren't as flossy.

[90KAcoupe]

^^ wouldnt route it down there.. the higher up the better.. the lower you mount them the hotter they will get and cause ur brakes to fade sooner on a track day.

[90KAcoupe]

My piggy is finally off jackstands... but its not done yet.... sorry about the crappy pics my camera has a scratched lense so it wont focus right.

heres some pics

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020288.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020285.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020284.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020278.jpg

need to finish wiring harness, weld up exhaust, and mount radiator (+ fans, coolant, and the other accessories)

[PhAtXSuMo]

your car is super clean, love it hope you get that running soon!

[Rusker]

Wow your car is looking good. Can't wait to see some outdoor photos with a nice camera.

[driftyour40]

very clean man, I need a garage. and you need a camera, lol. +1 for you

[90KAcoupe]

Here is the valve cover to my project. the camera doesnt do it justice. but let me know what yall think.

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020338.jpg
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020337.jpg
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020340.jpg
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020343.jpg
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020344.jpg

i've done a bunch of stuff lately but its mainly alot of small things. its getting close.

[drftwerks]

i THINK YOU NEED A NEW FUCKING CAMERA

[axiomatik]

from what I can tell, valve cover looks gorgeous. but man is it hard to tell with that camera you're using.

[90KAcoupe]

i just took buffing compound and a rag and polished most of the crap off the lense of the camera so i'll be back with better pics hopefully.

[90KAcoupe]

here are some better pics

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/goodpic18.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/goodpic17.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/goodpic16.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/goodpic15.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/goodpic14.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/goodpic13.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/goodpic12.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/goodpic11.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/goodpic1.jpg

[sidewayz240]

Beautiful man, Looks awsome. What paint did you use, it has lots of flex in it. I envy your patience, this is going to look amzing when all done.

[s13pignose]

Man thats a clean layout...sick work with the valve cover

[90KAcoupe]

here are some pics of my finished gauges. its simple, looks oem, and i like them.. lmk wat yall think

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/gauges2.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/gauges1.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/gauges.jpg

[Dutchmalmiss]

Good god damn it, sir! You sure can make an engine bay look equal or even better looking than a 240sx with 0 miles. On the other hand, this car better be abused later in its life!

[CoasTek240]

great work. get rid of the sunpro guages.

[xelitex]

is it me or does the guys arms in the 5th pic look way to hairy to be a 16 year old?


lol...I was thinking the same thing:aw:

[90KAcoupe]

great work. get rid of the sunpro guages.

i figured a cheap manual gauge was probably more accurate then buying some "shit glow" gauges or anything. and this was all i could afford. i'll probably end up getting something better down the road.

[Naim]

This makes me want to build up a ka!

[aznpoopy]

that's some really awesome work

my hats off to you sir

[ECR33S14]

Clean ass build. props to you.

[opponheimer]

Just curious, is this a DD? Why so much emphasis on cleaning everything to a spotless finish? JW

[DJButton]

Freakin awesome good work!

[jyon9689]

Just curious, is this a DD? Why so much emphasis on cleaning everything to a spotless finish? JW

To make people drench their keyboards in drool, thats why:bigok:

It's cool as hell to see a perfectionist build a car.

[Aeroscraper326]

Cleanest Engine Bay, Ever.

[bardabe]

Clean. like really clean.

[90KAcoupe]

To make people drench their keyboards in drool, thats why:bigok:

It's cool as hell to see a perfectionist build a car.

you pretty much nailed it... lol j/k

but i did so i'm happy. when i get bored i can clean the fuck out of my car and it will be clean. once u get something clean its easy to keep clean if u care about it.

im also thinking about picking up a beater for a DD and insuring this car with the "sunday driver modified car" insurance so if some dumb ass person hits me i dont loose everything.

[RPS13_NISMO KNIGHT]

awsome work bro
keep up the good work

[wannabe_drifter]

What did you put on your exhaust manifold / header ??

I guess its for the same purpose as exhaust wrapping but I don't konw that stuff.

[90KAcoupe]

its just regular fiberglass header wrap with the dei silcon based header wrap paint. its suppose to help keep the fiber glass from fraying.

[prang11]

The car looks great. Awsome rebuild.

I like the bolts holding the injector covers on. Mind telling me where you found those?

[90KAcoupe]

actually i cant.. we found them in my dads tool box and we have no clue where he got them.. so there is no telling.

[rhs13]

great work. get rid of the sunpro guages.

in all fairness, the sunpro guages are cheap, but they do the job. my friend's dad had them in a beat up truck and they lasted for years.

[Timeattack]

Where does this fit into your build?
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/3236/garycolemanrs2.jpg
LOL Nice work very clean

[samsx]

very very clean, I love your build!!

[dragon_x330]

Nice build. If you're planning on selling it after you're done for your Bimmer, then PM me. :)

[90KAcoupe]

^^ i was thinking about it but then i decided its not worth it. I've got so much work in the car and everything is basically brand new in it.

[s13pignose]

Pretty much your car and broadfields s13, are the most mint looking s13's I've ever seen. If my s14 was in perfect shape like that I wouldn't part with it either. Actually it's not perfect now and I still can't part with it lol. Keep up the good work

[DreamN]

Your car and Broadfield's car are my inspiration for utter cleanliness. You've done so much of what I plan to do already I would consider buying your car in a heartbeat. Any chance your dad wants to help with my coupe too? :D

[nismo tuned s14]

i need to stop by and see the progress. hit me up!

[an_orange_s2k]

any update with this??

[90KAcoupe]

very little... i've been really burnt out on this project.. im finally getting kinda pumped about finishing it.. i plan on pulling a long weekend after my hockey game friday. hopefully i'll have a bunch of updates monday.

[240s4life]

Tis a very glorious day...
enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLI9ky3CTVs

[BlueKpS13]

that sounds brutal!! awesome work

[bbejj123]

amazing!! everything is just so amazing! if i had the money i would want to do something like this i love the set up!

[s13drob]

A+++++++++++++++++

thats how you do a KA right! :bowdown: :bowdown:

[90KAcoupe]

that was open header... it sounds like a freakin top fuel car at idle. now its time to pull the harness and tape it up.... and weld up my exhuast. get the stuff to finish my intake. (so i can get that rigged up intake off) get all the coolant system finished. check all the fluid and DRIVE THIS BITCH!!!!

[Okinawa Drift]

what exactly does stitch welding do to your chassis? makes it more stiff?

[bardabe]

congratufuckinlations!!!!! she sounds very nice.

[civilized_drifter]

when are you going to the bridge? i wanna take a look at it

[90KAcoupe]

what exactly does stitch welding do to your chassis? makes it more stiff?

yea it stiffens it up.. and make the car feel more solid..

when are you going to the bridge? i wanna take a look at it


i'll be out there once i get the car drivable and with tags and all that good stuff.

[90KAcoupe]

im picking up a new toy soon... check it out... KA24DER

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m221/vertedz28/SC1.jpg
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m221/vertedz28/sc2.jpg

[DJButton]

:hitit: im picking up a new toy soon... check it out... KA24DER
Freakin awesome.

[wannabe_drifter]

OH SHIT !!!

This is getting really interesting !

Wondering how good/stockish can you make that look. (functionnal also obviously ...)
What car is that coming from ? What kind of numbers are you expecting from it ?

[90KAcoupe]

its off of a 3.3L frontier.. im not looking for any high numbers.. i just want the torque. lol.

I've already got some ideas on how to pull this off. i've been doing my research. and everybody elses SC setups are , to keep this friendly, a shitty ass design.. lol

I'm probably gonna be making a custom intake. all i'll be using from the stock is the flange and the injector places, the rest will be cut off and i'll be welding up a box to mount it on.

for the belt.. i plan on searching around and finding a pull that i can mod to fit the front of my crank pull and use a complete different pully setup. instead of eliminating an accessory.

and with a megasquirt ECM to top this off i'll be tuning it so i can run E85 when i want.. just like a flex fuel.

[yota man]

I'm talking totally form hear say so don't quote me on this but, I was under the impression that E85 will eat up your fuel lines and tank after a while if they weren't designed to run it.

[90KAcoupe]

with our fuel lines we will be fine... that was based torwards older (early 80's and back) cars. but it really isnt a big deal. i've talked to a couple people about it, they said not to worry about it.

[yota man]

Oh cool thats good to know. By they way I've been following your build on south east drift and am glad to see another young guy doing it right. Keep up the good work.

[90KAcoupe]

^thanks man... whats ur name on there??

[bardabe]

why not just get a longer / serpentine belt for one of the accesories? instead of rigging up an entirely new system.

[90KAcoupe]

^ cause i would eventually like to be able to mess with pully sizes to increase or decrease boost and needed. but we'll see what happens.

[HS13KLS]

damn...dude. may i ask what type of brake booster do you have?...

[Mi Beardo es Loco]

wow. sounds like tons o fun

[90KAcoupe]

damn...dude. may i ask what type of brake booster do you have?...


its a stock brake booster.. its just been taped up beed blasted and painted with the duplicolor spray on truck bed coating and painted over that with the high heat engine semi gloss black.

[Mi Beardo es Loco]

I would have probably suggested shorter runners on the intake mani but that would probably require a lot more fab work than what's already done. Plus, that would probably give some fitment issues too.
Unique though. I remember a few years ago when they said a de could not be sc'ed.

[bo2o]

why ka24de R?
should it be ka24de sc?

your build is nice tho.

[90KAcoupe]

ka24deR seems to be how everybody calls it.. the vg33 it came off of was called the vg33deR so idk... i guess the R stands for Roots style supercharger.

[yota man]

my name on south east drift is the same as on here

[dori_sil8t]

im picking up a new toy soon... check it out... KA24DER

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m221/vertedz28/SC1.jpg
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m221/vertedz28/sc2.jpg

m80? i think...
crazy clean car. just wondering how much time do you have in this thing??
and ur 16??? shit most 16 year old kids with 240sx's have stickers everywhere and rearend lotus's (i've seen it happen)

[90KAcoupe]

Its the M62. hopefully i can pick it up today.

[dori_sil8t]

thats what it was.. m80 is a firecracker lol nice work tho

[90KAcoupe]

here is an update since i havent updated it in a while..

well i got it running and we had some problems with the coolant. turns out it was getting compression form the cylinder in the coolant.. which meant 1 of 2 things..

1. head or block is cracked
2. headgasket problems

so we tore back into it and found that since our head and block had been shaved to min, 2 of the head bolts had been bottomed out and stretched the threads. this made it so the head wasnt pulled down as tight as it needed to be. so im getting head bolts and a headgasket tomorrow and the head is going back on.:naughty:

i was just hopeing for autox sunday.. but because of this i will just be spectating again...

but whats an update with out whoring out pictures..

here is our cat turned into a resonator..

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020395.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020396.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020419.jpg

here is the exhuast..

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020423.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020427.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020428.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020429.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020430.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020409.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020408.jpg

fan controller..

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020407.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020406.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020403.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020399.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/pignose%20project/S4020398.jpg

[dops13]

Im jealous, your car is sooo CLEAN!!! Keep up the good work!

[ByeByeSti]

holy shitttttt this is by the cleanest s13 build ive ever seen. glad to see someone else out there who is almost my age doing this too!. you just made me think about selling the sr motorset and all the parts i bought for my s14 last week to build up one of the two ka's i have sitting around

[90KAcoupe]

oh something i forgot to mention is.. the next thing for this car before the super charger will be a complete suspension build..

including...
koni 8610/gc sleeve setup
s14 rear subframe conversion (solid mounts)
z32 rear uprights (maybe with spherical bearing inserts)
all aftermarket suspension arms.
and other random things..

after joining nissanroadracing.com my "to do" list like tripled..

[drftwerks]

go s15 rear subframe.

nice car.

dont crash it like a typical 16 year old

[HS13KLS]

omg....dude that motor looks like it came straight out of the factory...+ 1

[90KAcoupe]

i thought the s15 and s14 rear subframe where basically the same.. maybe im wrong.. but im still new to all the hardcore suspension stuff.. but all i know is i have an extra s14 subframe laying around i can swap out.

[s13pignose]

Hey whatevers free right lol. Thats messed up about the head issue and all, good luck

[BoostinGST]

looks like you went overkill on the stitch welding, but the attention to detail is there ;) nice work, repped.

[90KAcoupe]

well the head is back on the engine with new headgaskets and head bolts. and everything is good.. the car runs better and stays at running temp.. so hopefully i can start driving tuesday.. i got to get tags monday..

[90KAcoupe]

it runs.. and drives.. and goes down the road now.. and its all pretty... and i may just let yall see pictures of it now that its washed with z32 wheels and the lip..

i feel ballin.... no more 87 chevy silverado for me!!

[civilized_drifter]

i wanna see it

[bbejj123]

nice fuckin work man... i really appreciate the work that is being done here!!

[s13pignose]

it runs.. and drives.. and goes down the road now.. and its all pretty... and i may just let yall see pictures of it now that its washed with z32 wheels and the lip..

i feel ballin.... no more 87 chevy silverado for me!!

Glad to see it paid off..great work

[dirtdiggler666]

nice build man:rawk::rawk::rawk:

if you need a supercharger plate made just pm me

http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=174634&highlight=supercharger+plate

[S13_SideWayz]

man 16 and that whole build???? jesus mad props! clean bay!! real clean but dont sell it! :bash:

[Om1kron]

very awesome man...

[90KAcoupe]

i havent got any good pics yet.. im really happy with the car.. and now everybody at my highschool wants to race me.. and im like i think autox is this weekend.. show up and see what times u can turn.. lol its not worth the attention or ticket.

[90KAcoupe]

i guess i need to update this a little with some good pics and a story from a drift event..

Well i had my 1st drift event on the car may 3rd.. it was the SEDA La Cucaracha Dreft in Greenville SC. the event went amazing other then the parking lot being a tire killer.

but during my 1st run group i kept understeering or spinning out.. but by my 2nd run group i was chaining the whole course consistantly.. which qualified me for TANDEM!!!! yea 1st drift event and running tandem i felt like that was a major accomplishment. here are some pics from the event.. it was super fun. but there arent any good pictures from tandem.. my friend with the camera started riding with me during tandem..

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/la%20cucaracha%20dreft/IMG_2169.jpg
1st tandem run.. manditory 5 sec starting gap.

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/la%20cucaracha%20dreft/IMG_2165.jpg
3rd gear entry

all the other decent action shot are on the other cd i need to upload
but here was a small photoshoot we did.

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/la%20cucaracha%20dreft/IMG_2204.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/la%20cucaracha%20dreft/IMG_2206.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/la%20cucaracha%20dreft/IMG_2235.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q235/90kacoupe/la%20cucaracha%20dreft/IMG_2274.jpg

if u were at the event.. and u want some pictures or your car.. lmk what u drove and ur email and i'll send u what i have.

[d0pe240]

car looks good! you did good out there too!!!

[90KAcoupe]

^thanks man.. i need to cage my car so i can run tandem with other sanctions then just seda...

[GTChampion]

This thing is really nice insanely clean ..i love it

[drift Kid]

super clean 240 dude.. i remember ur car now.. lets tandem next event haha

[90KAcoupe]

^im down.. i've already got some tires for next event.. i wanna do some tandem with equally matched cars so we can get a little closer.. (im not talking formula D close tho.. lol)

[ms!3]

car looks awesome man. your headed down a nice path.

[rubelcon]

mucho props to you man, that's one hell of a nice build.

[mwilloughby87]

good job man as always lookin good

[I10cruiser]

gooodddd build!!

[90KAcoupe]

thanks everybody.. i need some oem skirts bad.. then crazy paint will come.. probably with cage too.

[slow40]

no vids ftl..

jk...nice man, glad to see you enjoying it after all the bs

[90KAcoupe]

^^ there was a group their filming in 2d/3d. im not sure what thats suppose to mean.. but they had some fancy camera's so i cant wait to get that footage..

wow this post makes me sound so hick..

[Entry Speed]

Excellent work, awesome commitment to cleanliness!

Looks great

[s13 @ fullboost]

that is beautiful I absolutely love it +1

[wannabe_drifter]

Nice to see that you're actually using the car !

Props for the great results at your first drift event !

[PoorMans180SX]

Good progress man. Nicely done making it to tandem too.

I believe the S15 subframe has the best mounts for suspension geometry, especially the toe curve. I was just informed that Touge Factory makes offset mounts to put it in an S13.

[90KAcoupe]

^^ yea but im probably not gonna do that now.. there are other things im gonna focus on with my car.. like 8610/gc setup.. and some ballin ass wheels

[240s4life]

Sigh
:wtc:
I wonder how long it'll be till jeremy posts up the news....

[TheTimanator]

Sigh
:wtc:
I wonder how long it'll be till jeremy posts up the news....

did he go to DGtrials this past weekend and have some trouble?